How gorillas and communities can live in harmony with Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka
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Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka is an award-winning wildlife vet and the founder of Conservation through Public Health. For more than 20 years, Dr. Gladys has helped local communities and mountain gorillas in Uganda to live healthily and peacefully alongside each other.
In this inspiring episode, we speak with Dr. Gladys about her work with local communities and gorillas, the connection between human health and animal health, and the lessons she has learned as an African woman in nature conservation.
Episode timestamps
00:00 Introduction 02:00 Dr. Gladys’ relationship with nature05:22 What inspired Dr. Gladys to work with mountain gorillas08:22 Why Dr. Gladys started Conservation through Public Health12:43 How Conservation through Public Health works with communities to take care of nature and stay healthy18:43 The impact of Conservation through Public Health22:30 What is one health?26:18 How we can support one health in our cities and communities29:49 Dr. Gladys' experiences as an African woman in nature conservation35:40 Why we need a homegrown nature conservation movement in Africa 38:05 Advice for young black people interested in nature conservation40:04 Dr. Gladys’ new book - Walking with Gorillas43:00 How you can support Black Earth podcastSupport Dr. Gladys’ workConservation through Public Health - https://ctph.org/ Gorilla Conservation Coffee - https://gorillaconservationcoffee.org/ Dr. Gladys’ new book: Walking with Gorillas - https://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/books/Walking-With-Gorillas/Gladys-Kalema-Zikusoka/9781950994267
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